Archives for March 2010

• Thousands gather in Coliseum to send Mountaineers off to Final Four
• WVU names finalists for School of Medicine dean
• Legendary entertainer Willie Nelson to perform at the CAC on April 30
• Jack Parr named Eberly College Alumni Award recipient
• WVU students help restore damaged ecosystem

• WVU's Jared Crawford named a Truman Scholar
• Final Four activities abound for Mountaineer fans

• President Bill Clinton to address WVU Eberly College graduates May 16
• WVU Basketball star surprises WVUH patient; Da'Sean Butler visits special fan
• Core Arboretum offers guided wildflower and bird walks this spring

• A Sense of Purpose: "Two more," is the cry

• Mountaineers Final Four bound after defeating Kentucky
• NCAA Final Four Ticket Information
• Final Four travel packages available for WVU alumni and friends

• WVU School of Medicine students get their white coats
• WVU Med School grads choose next step: More than half select residencies in primary care fields
• Students on break to blog about Gullah culture
• WVU EcoCAR team teaches more than 1,000 K-12 students about sustainable transportation
• Candidates announced for dean of Eberly College of Arts and Sciences; campus visits set
• WVU Ceramics hosts public events during pre-conference symposium

• Mountaineers sweet in victory over Washington, move on to Elite Eight
• Elite Eight bound alumni and fans invited to Mountaineer meet and greet
• WVU Parents Club holds first Spring Family Weekend
• IMC students' work provides insight for American Red Cross
• Women's Basketball: Pack the House Winners
• Journalist Weisman tells WVU community nature will prevail
• WVU students give back during spring break

• Getting ready for the Huskies
• Student group hosts Fundred Dollar Bill project to address lead poisoning
• WVU, local police urge fans to celebrate safely following tourney game
• WVU to honor Monongalia County nurses
• WVU students, families invited to annual Ring Day ceremony
• Dr. Patrick Conner honored with Heebink Award for Distinguished State Service
• OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping course offered at WVU Safety and Health Extension
• WVU Symphony features award-winning young artists
• African Children's Choir brings music, hope to the CAC on April 16
• Jakob Dylan, with Neko Case, to headline April 11 Mountain Stage with Larry Groce at CAC
• WVU Young Democrats to 'Party for America'
• LibGuides connect students with resources
• Jackson Distinguished Lecture talks perceptions of HIV/AIDS in Botswana
• WVU Community Arts Program offers classes in Bruceton Mills area
• PRT on the move with upgrades

• WVU's national search for athletic director gets under way
• Home away from home: WVU Honors Hall RFLs create on-campus family
• Mountaineers headed to Syracuse invited to Sweet Sixteen pep rally and tailgate event
• Mon County population growth overtakes Berkeley and Jefferson counties; West Virginia county population continues to struggle

• Add your video message to the "We Want A Gig" campaign
• Chris Plein offers expert commentary on health care reform
• Six professors receive 2010 WVU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching
• WVU to hold bell-ringing ceremony Friday for graduate student
• West Virginia Women's Basketball Beats Lamar, San Diego State next
• WVU reminds students of exit counseling requirement for student loan borrowers
• State's top high school seniors offered Bucklew Scholarships to attend WVU
• Media Advisory: Geno Smith, Tavon Austin among WVU student-athletes to 'Speak Out' March 23

• On to the Sweet 16

• WVU law professor featured on Australian radio program on Gandhi
• Mountaineers advance; face Missouri Sunday
• WV Campus Compact Announces Global Youth Service Day Mini-Grant Institutions
• WVU professor to head national African Literature Association
• Media Advisory: Alan Weisman available for media Q & A before WVU Festival of Ideas presentation

• WVU Community Arts Program offers Flute Camp June 23-26
• WVU's Careers for Chemists Program talks jobs
• Founding member of the Affrilachian Poets to visit WVU Monday
• Eberly accountant receives Outstanding Staff Award for 22 years of service
• WVU to offer course in organic gardening
• WVU basketball team embraces hopes and dreams of West Virginia

• Russ Sharp, senior associate athletic director, loses fight with cancer
• WVU pharmacy students raise awareness of poison center services throughout West Virginia
• WVU College of Law lecture examines access to rural health care
• WVU forecast: Morgantown's growth rebounds in 2010

• Radio producer, author Weisman discusses 'The World Without Us' March 24
• Native American Studies Colloquium to be held March 17
• WVU honored for tech-based economic development effort
• Buffalo-bound Mountaineers invited to NCAA tourney events
• WVU National Pan-Hellenic Council holds step show competition
• WVU's Journalism Week 2010 to highlight career opportunities in the changing media industry
• WVU's Linda Carson honored by National Association for Sport and Physical Education
• EQT commits $25,000 to Natural Gas Education Program
• Verizon West Virginia provides two years of funding for Wired & Wonderful Camp
• WVU welcomes spring with a celebration of diversity
• 'Trust,' not 'courage,' sparks Mossman's mission of peace
• WVU to show film on world's deteriorating water supply
• Dr. Ed Etzel to be inducted into West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
• WVU's Honors College ambassadors create balance between school and social life
• WVU Extension launches first 4-H program in Patagonia, Chile

• Shouldering the Burden
• Robert C. Byrd Professorship honors outstanding WVU faculty researchers
• WVU students encouraged to fill out 2010 Census
• Media Advisory: Morgantown Economic Outlook Conference is Wednesday, March 17
• WVU Commuter Student Programs to hold blood drive March 23

• From far and near, WVU fans bask in Big East title
• WVU captures first-ever Big East men's basketball championship

• WVU supporting Morgantown's "We Want A Gig" campaign
• WVU athletics, academics come together on national stage
• Butler Among the Best?
• WVU's Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority presents annual 'Skee Week'
• Iraqi war veteran visits WVU to share book and experience on the front lines March 22
• WVU's Crichlow publishes book on decision making and international relations
• Sex trafficking and women: A reconciliation of competing theories
• Morgantown adventure-based athletic series begins this April
• National attention around Big East, NCAA games helps WVU tell its stories
• Media Advisory: Davis-Michael Day introduces 4-Hers to pet care, veterinary careers
• Dr. Norman Ferrari honored with "Courage to Lead Award" from graduate medical education council
• President of India honors WVU's Dr. Jame Abraham
• Mark Brazaitis named 2010 Benedum Distinguished Scholar

• WVNano sponsors Summer Science Day Camp for regional middle school students
• Media Advisory: Marla Mossman available for media Q & A before WVU Festival of Ideas presentation
• International photographer, artist, poet Mossman to talk about 'Peace Caravan'
• WVU offers summer photography workshop in Jackson Hole

• WVU Parents Club offering buses home for Spring Break
• Internationally known artist to present Deem Distinguished Artist Lecture
• WVU presents film on politicians and the gay community

• WVU NSCS hosts March to College Day to prep fifth graders for college
• WVU Omega Psi Phi Fraternity to celebrate 'Love Yourself' weekend
• WVU Latin American Student Organization cooks dinner for families in need
• WVU works to increase the state's resources in behavior analysis
• Lecture at WVU to explore monetary policy and global markets
• Diversity crucial to America's future, says CNN journalist O'Brien

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals marks 20th appearance at WVU College of Law
• Duo Montagnard to present guest saxophone and guitar recital March 9
• Legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny to perform captivating, original Orchestrion at CAC April 6
• WVU student travels to Germany to build economic partnerships for West Virginia
• WVU students, Financial Aid official discuss credit cards with Sen. Rockefeller
• Carey Named Co-Coach of the Year in Big East women's basketball
• WVU to hold bell-ringing ceremony Friday for Sean Rascoe
• WVU alum, 'Biggest Loser' contestant to speak at Health Sciences

• WVU Smoking Task Force gathers information from city, University representatives
• Potomac State College receives grant money for H1N1 outreach efforts
• WVU research used as example to celebrate anniversary of stimulus program
• Einstein's wrinkle in space-time prediction focus of March 11 lecture
• Moms' Turn to Learn
• WVU Board approves $2.3 million in matching funds for Research Trust Fund
• Media Advisory: Soledad O'Brien available for media Q & A before WVU Festival of Ideas presentation
• CNN journalist O'Brien to speak about diversity during WVU's Festival of Ideas

• WVU hosting first 'Summer Fair at the Lair' March 10
• WVU receives $14.5 million in stimulus funds to build biomedical research facility
• WVU PRSSA encourages Morgantown community, students to complete online survey
• WVU to launch national search for Athletic Director; Pastilong will stay on as key advisor through 2012
• Imagining a sustainable space: WVU landscape architects are finalists in design competition
• WVU's Taxidermy 102 will help tell fish story
• WVU graduate donates $1 million for engineering research
• Annual concert highlights talented WVU dancers and choreographers
• International phenomenon of sport development to be discussed March 4

• Praise for Ed Pastilong's tenure as WVU athletic director
• WVU researcher finds link between students' fitness and grades
• Microcirculatory Society names Boegehold president-elect
• More than 70 companies will be at WVU Career Fair on March 4
• Nabhan encourages WVU community to promote food diversity, eat closer to home

• WVU Dollars for Disaster nets money, shoes, supplies and love for Haiti
• WVU to show film on African-American women for Women's History Month
• Online IMC master's program sees record enrollment
• WVU presents discussion on climate change and impact on Africa
• Area's economic future to be discussed at WVU conference

• Harrisville native named new WVU Mountaineer mascot
• Maier Foundation gift to launch major WVU Charleston research initiative
• WVU Extension Agents in Chile fine despite disaster
• Terry McAuliffe to speak at WVU Student Engagement Conference
• Media Advisory: Gary Paul Nabhan available for media Q & A before WVU Festival of Ideas presentation
• Professor Dengliang Gao available to talk about earthquakes
• Broadway Rocks! the CAC before the Mountaineers take on Georgetown